St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30
A PSEUDO CATTLE KING.
After Marrying a St. Joseph Belle
He Is Discovered as a Kansas
City Cab Driver.

After Marrying a St. Joseph Belle
He Is Discovered as a Kansas
City Cab Driver.
The elimination of one of the most
startling affair that st. Joseph's (Mo.)
upper social crust has ever known has
just been reached, and is the talk of the
city. A year and half ago a hand
some, well-dressed stranger, about
thirty-five years of age, with the appear
ance and manners of polished gentle
man and, to all appearances, the pocket
book of millionaire, landed in the city,
hailing from Texas. He represented
himself as cattle king, and had maps
upon which he pointed out the exact 10
cation and extent of his ranches. He
named the Texas counties, described
his ranches infinitely, telling the num-
Der of head of cattle in each and the
number of cowboys he employed.
No one doubted him, for an expert
alone could have counterfeited with
such eXactness the role of a cattle king
and made it pass in this city, whose cit
acres of Western ground than any CITY
of its size in the world. The man gave
his name as Henry W. Meyers. He
gave opera parties, wine suppers, etc.,
and was an henroed guest in the man
Sions of st. Joseph'S first families.
sought after by the ladies as an excel
lent catch, and by the men who were
proud to call him their friend.
Meyers was in the city over six
months, and while here expended at
least 800 in social pleasure. He met
among other charming young ladies of
this city one who was the belle of the
circle in which she moved, handsome,
accomplished and possessing all the
graees that are said to give perfection
to the female character. He fell des-
perately in love with her and she with
him. As result, they were engaged,
and in a month married. After
living with his young wife two
weeks Meyers suddenly disap-
peared and has not been seen in the CITY
since. He was mOurned as dead, and it
was supposed some one had murdered
him and robbed him for the immense
sums of money he was popularity sup
posed to carry on his person. The wife
was distracted, and the local press at
the time contained descriptions of the
man and the offers of large rewards for
tue discovery of his body.
The relatives of the wife, after the
first burst of excitement was over, went
to Texas in search of this mans prop
erty. thinking some clue could be dis
covered there. They did not succeed in
i'll this but did learn that no such man
had ever owned foot of ground or sim
gle hoOf in Texas. A little farther in
vestigatiOn revealed that Meyers was
beyond question conSumate SeOundrel
and an adventurer of the first water.
They returned home with their news.
but kept it sacredly within the bosom of
the injured family. No one ever sus-
pected the truth, and the poor wife with
her double grief was remarked by the
outside world for the love she must have
borne for her supposed dead husband.
The final chapter in the affair was
given to the public yesterday, and to.
day is public property upon the streets
of this city. The present week num-
| Der of prominent st. Joseph people at
tended the Kansas City festivities, and
| when returning from the Priests of Pal
| las ball Thursday night, two of them
| thought they recognized the cab driver.
| The fact that his face was familiar was
| noticed by several others of the st. Jo-
seph party, and suddenly it dawned
upon them that he was none other than
| Meyers. The recognition seemed to be
mutual, for Meyers hailed a passing
cabman, exchanged places with him and
was Seeu llO more. Before gong nome
the st. Joseph gentlemen went to the
| Lands Cab company, where Meyers
| was employed, and tried to see him, but
he had not been at the barn since the
night before, and no one knew where he
was.
The announcement of what had been
been in Kensas City created a wonder
full excitement when told here, and the
poor wife, who had child about two
months old, is well nigh heart-broken.
1t has been learned that Meyers had
been in Texas in the capacity of book
keeper for prominent ranchman, and
that is how he came to know SO much
about that state. 1t was also learned
that he has wife and three children in
Texas, whom be deserted before coming
to ST. Joe. Meyers, it seems, is heavily
in debt in ST.. Joe, owing bills to the
amount of over $500. The wonder now
is where did he get the money which
he brought to st. Joe with him?
Fifteen American Inventions.
Dayton Democrat.